|aRachel Carson and her book that changed the world / |cby Laurie Lawlor ; illustrations by Laura Beingessner
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|a1st ed.
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|aNew York : |bHoliday House, |cc2012
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|a32 p. : |bcol. ill. ; |c24 cm.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references
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|aRetells the story of Rachel Carson, a pioneering environmentalist who wrote and published "Silent Spring," the revolutionary book pointing out the dangerous effects of chemicals on the living world
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|aCarsonRachel|d1907-1964--Juvenile literature
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|aCarsonRachel|d1907-1964.|tSilent spring
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|aCarsonRachel|d1907-1964.|tSilent spring
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|aBiologists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
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|aEnvironmentalists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
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|aWomen biologists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
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簡介
In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Silent Spring, here is a biography of the pioneering environmentalist. "Once you are aware of the wonder and beauty of earth, you will want to learn about it," wrote Rachel Carson. She wrote Silent Spring, the book that woke people up to the harmful impact humans were having on our planet. Silent Spring was first published in 1962. Winner of the award for Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 for 2013, a cooperative project of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the Children Book Council.
In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Silent Spring, here is a biography of the pioneering environmentalist. "Once you are aware of the wonder and beauty of earth, you will want to learn about it," wrote Rachel Carson. She wrote Silent Spring, the book that woke people up to the harmful impact humans were having on our planet. Silent Spring was first published in 1962. Winner of the award for Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 for 2013, a cooperative project of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the Children Book Council.